The England striker scooped up the coins and handed them to referee Michael Oliver as he looked to take a corner.

And Browett, speaking on the Five Year Plan podcast, spoke of the shame he felt seeing Rooney being pelted by coins, saying the incident ruined the game for everyone and brought unwanted negative headlines to the club.

"I was really angry because you've got guys who worked through the night on Friday night, they have worked really hard on that [pre-match tifo] display," he explained.

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"They've spent hundreds, thousands of hours getting that display right and you turn on Match of the Day and they don't even mention it, all you see is some t**t throwing a coin at Wayne Rooney.

"One idiot has screwed it up for everybody else and it makes me so angry. I hope somebody turns him in because he's not welcome at Selhurst Park."

He added that while a minority of Manchester United fans were causing problems, the unacceptable behaviour from one or two of his own fanbase meant trouble in the away end went unnoticed.

"Their fans were smashing seats, their fans were disrespecting the Tom Finney tribute, but it's one bloke throwing a coin that gets all the headlines," Browett said.